Story Reader / Floating Record / ER05 Sands of Wrath / Story
You're no stranger to injuries, but you've never once felt as weak as you do now.
You can still think with a clear head, but the left side of your body is quickly growing weak from the numbness spreading from your left shoulder.
If what Noctis said is true, this "poison" will gradually spread across your entire body and reach the organs, eventually stopping your heart.
Literally dying by the second, you can now think of nothing more frightening in this world.
The mayor, New Oakley, and even Babylonia... are going to be in deep trouble... if you go down now.
Taking in large gulps of air, you struggle to your feet with what little strength you have left. You open your terminal and send a warning message out to Max.
After that, you lose track of time, the ticking clock on the wall the only thing reminding you that you're still awake.
So much for telling Noctis to proceed with caution just before he left...
Unable to support yourself anymore, you let your body slide to the floor against the bar counter.
Right at this moment, your thought goes back to when you promised to help him go back to Cerberus... and just how devastated he's going to be about your death...
Hey, get yourself together there!
All of a sudden, you're back on your feet again with a pull, and you can feel a warmth coming from the left side of your body from the person who's holding you.
Dammit... Totally knew I shouldn't have left you here alone...
With his arm, Noctis sweeps one of the tables clean of items, making a makeshift gurney.
Not exactly a bad wound... And the blood stopped, too... So what the hell is...
Noctis' pupils suddenly dilate as it hits him that the real issue here isn't the wound itself.
It's that thing again... Did you get poisoned by him?!
What in the world... There is no antidote to that damn thing!
Gnashing his teeth in absolute cluelessness, Noctis wishes he could travel back in time now and ask Vera to give him a crash course on first aid.
Wait, no... we need to get back to Babylonia! Yes, I'm sure they'll know what to do with you! They'll probably try to get me, but I'm sure they aren't just going to leave you to die...
This is the first time you've seen Noctis panic over trying to save a dying person.
Yes, I'm all ears!
Are you out of your mind?! Do you really think I'm just going to leave you here when you...
For God's sake, just worry about yourself already!
You pass Noctis the terminal you just used to send Max the warning message. This, you figure, will help you remain in touch with them.
You understand full well that, at this moment, you're not a commandant—but that doesn't mean you should just sit around when you need to take matters into your own hands.
R-right, of course!
But you gotta promise me that you aren't going to die until I'm back! Wait, no... you need to keep hanging in there even when I'm back. I'm not just going to let you die!
With it, Noctis gently lowers your hand. Casting you one last look, he takes off with a determined run.
